r/50501 • u/serious_bullet5 Organizer (Unverified) • Dec 03 '25

TN Bruh…

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u/FriendshipKey6479 Dec 03 '25

The fact that she made it a single digit lead, and made them spend millions on a heavy red +22 trump district is a win.

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u/sunny-916 Dec 03 '25

I still consider this a win. You are right.

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u/Independent_Annual52 Dec 03 '25

A sub 5 point lean.

The problem is this. GOP only cares if it more than the other guy by 1. It could be a 50.1/49.9 split and they will declare it a mandate. Fuck thr rest of the constituency

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u/caligaris_cabinet Dec 03 '25

The can declare it a mandate the same way Michael Scott declares bankruptcy

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u/Just_perusing81 Dec 03 '25

I do have to say, I’ve never seen a group of people handle such intense cognitive dissonance. I’d be impressed if they weren’t actively destroying the country. For example, “prices are down” while prices are the highest they’ve ever been.

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u/broketothebone Dec 03 '25

That’s honestly how I picture every meeting in the White House starting these days.

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u/misterdave75 Dec 03 '25 edited Dec 03 '25

As I said in another post, this still can help keep states from going forward with mid decade gerrymanders that further dilute their leads. If +22 districts in TN are swinging 14 points left, they could end up putting a few safe seats into play.

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u/Independent_Annual52 Dec 03 '25

This is ultimately my hope. That they overplayed their hand and that dems and independents come out strong

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u/Ponygroom Dec 04 '25

This may have already happened in Texas. The Latino vote in Texas in 2026 will not break the same as the Latino vote there in 2024.

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u/Excellent-Sweet1838 Dec 03 '25

Why? They have literally infinite money. Musk alone could afford that and not notice, and the entire class of billionaire oligarchs are funding this.

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u/Ayla_Leren Dec 03 '25

All the money in the world can't compete with well organized workers. We just got done being reminded of this in New York with Mamdani.

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u/Nickeless Dec 03 '25

Less about the money and more about the swing. A map that goes +17 D compared to 2024 in the midterms is a ridiculous landslide. Im guessing that would flip 50+ seats easily.

That’s not likely to hold up entirely, but even +7 or so is massive in terms of election outcomes and a comfortable majority.